Has Bernie Sanders peaked?

Not long ago, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was surging. In just a few months, the Vermont senator halved Hillary Clinton’s lead in Iowa and moved to within shouting distance of her in New Hampshire. But it’s probably time to change the verb tense. No longer is Sanders surging. He has surged. From now on, picking up additional support will be more of a slog.

Take a look at the monthly averages of Clinton’s and Sanders’s support in live-interview polls taken in Iowa and New Hampshire since April (the month that both Clinton and Sanders officially entered the race):

IOWA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

MONTH

CLINTON

SANDERS

Clinton

Sanders

July

55%

26%

45%

35%

June

51

29

47

30

May

57

16

62

18

April

59

9

51

13

Support for Sanders rocketed up in Iowa but has leveled off since June. The story is nearly the same in New Hampshire. Sanders rose from June to July in the Granite State, but his ascent slowed.

So what’s going on? Sanders is maxing out on gains simply because of increased name recognition….

I think though that Hillary would be the better General Election candidate, mainly because Bernie is self professed “Socialist.”

I don’t have a problem with that.Indeed, most people in this country ,including most Republicans ,support a certain amount of Socialism.Unfortunately ,however, the so called”liberal” media has made that word into a “bad” one,politically at least.Socialists are thought of as political extremists, while almost ALL the Republican presidential candidates are variously described as “conservatives” instead of what they are,Right Wing extremists.

Still I’m glad Bernie is in there pitching .He is keeping issues alive that need to be talked about.He has surely pushed Hillary to the Left and,unlike James, I don’t see her modifying any of her major policy stands in the General Election campaign.